Why cannot I remove a song from a playlist?

I keep hititng the delete button to remove a song from an iTunes playlist. It won't delete from the playlist. What am I doing wrong?

Try highlighting the song you wish to remove, then hit command>delete.

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I have the same songs showing up on 2 playlists on my Ipod. How do I remove the songs from one playlist and leave them on the other playlist?

Hi tmilbut,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The information below may be able to answer your questions about how to delete items from a playlist on an iPod.
iPod Nano User Guide - Remove items from a playlist - page 23
http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1624/en_US/ipod_nano_user_guide.pdf
Remove items from a playlist:
1 On the Home screen, tap Music > Playlists, then tap the playlist you want to edit.
2 Flick down, then tap Edit.
3 Tap next to the item you want to delete, then tap Delete when it appears on the right.
4 When you finish, tap Done.
Delete a playlist:
1 On the Home screen, tap Music > Playlists.
2 Flick down, then tap Edit.
3 Tap next to the playlist you want to delete, then tap Delete when it appears next to the playlist.
If you tapped the wrong playlist, tap the one you want to remove.
4 Tap Delete, or tap Cancel if you change your mind.
5 When you finish, flick up, then tap Done (or swipe right to return to the Home screen if you cancel).
Cheers,
- Judy

How do I remove a song from a playlist?

Hi,
This is probably an easy one. I have itunes on my PC and I have a playlist I like to play frequently. How do I remove a song from a playlist? I've searched a ton on this site, and can't seem to find the answer.
Thanks!
Brian

Thanks! I just right clicked>delete> confirm. and voila!
Thanks a lot.
Brian

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If you want to delete songs directly from the iPod, it needs to be set to Manually manage music on the iPod's Summary screen in iTunes. If you are using automatic syncing, you cannot delete songs directly from the iPod; instead, you update (remove songs from) the playlist(s) being synced to the iPod.
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Click on the small triangle to the left of the iPod's name, to drop down the iPod's content list, indented under the iPod. Click on Music there. Over to the right, you see the list of songs currently on the iPod. If the iPod is set to Manually manage music, you should be able to delete songs from that list. Select the song (or set of songs) you want to delete, and press Delete on the keyboard.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320
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If you want to remove it entirely from your library, highlight it and hold Shift while you click Delete.

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Let me explain:
In the clock app for ios 6.0.2 I am a little confused. It allows you to go into your music library, and create a ringtone using any songs you choose. However, I cannot find a way to remove a song from this list, just like I cannot delete one of the preset ringtones (which I'm not trying to do, but just as an example)
Thanks for your time! If you need more information just ask.
(I believe both my iPod and iTunes are up to date)

I believe you just are able to delete them from iTunes.
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You cannot delete from a smart playlist unless you also delete from your iTunes library (or change the criteria of the smart playlist).
Just delete it from the library and it will delete from the Smart playlist.
Option Delete removes it from the library and the playlist.

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